USB Port

[Fred5150]

Good day all,

I was wondering if anyone has found a way or device to use to be able to listen to a USB drive (that has music on it) and still have my USB Android auto plugged in at the same time.

I tried using a USB splitter and that did not work.

Regards,

 

[Menissalt]

There's only one port. Maybe there's a hub out there that could work where only one usb port works at a time. Now I have to look for one..

 

[Fred5150]

Thank you for your reply. I have tried a couple different brands of dual USB splitters. One from Logiix's and the other was just a generic cable 2 port dual splitter, neither worked to have both devices working at the same time.

I know I could just load the music from the USB key onto my phone and just use Android Auto, but... /shrugs

 

[SteveCo]

No - you can't have the car connected to two USB source devices at the same time. It won't accept a hub or splitter.

I have the music loaded on my phone and play from either the car's native music app or via Android Auto - normally the latter. My phone takes an add-in MicroSD card that I use for music, so I'm not worried about space.

I also have the same music loaded on a USB stick, which I briefly used before just deciding to use my phone as I always had it with me anyway.

 

[Fred5150]

Thank you for your reply and comments.

Regards,

 

[Kazz]

Personally, I gave up on Android Auto long ago simply because the phone had to be plugged in. I use Spotify at highest download quality, store their files locally, and listen via bluetooth.

I also gave up on the OEM USB ports charging anything well. I use an accessory (lighter) port charger to get a decent charge.

 

[turboAWD]

I also gave up on the OEM USB ports charging anything well. I use an accessory (lighter) port charger to get a decent charge.

Ah, good to know..

 

[turboAWD]

I suppose the "update" SD-card slot can't be used for music? That would just be too easy, now wouldn't it, Kia?

 

[Berzerker]

Personally, I gave up on Android Auto long ago simply because the phone had to be plugged in. I use Spotify at highest download quality, store their files locally, and listen via bluetooth.

I also gave up on the OEM USB ports charging anything well. I use an accessory (lighter) port charger to get a decent charge.

The USB port is a standard 5V2.1A port that should charge your devices at a fairly quick speed. Make sure you're using the charge-only port (if you've still got that in your car). The data port is 5V.5A.

I suppose the "update" SD-card slot can't be used for music? That would just be too easy, now wouldn't it, Kia?

The SDCard slot is for the Infotainment file storage, can't use it for anything other than that. Not about easy or hard.

 

[Legendsk]

Personally, I gave up on Android Auto long ago simply because the phone had to be plugged in. I use Spotify at highest download quality, store their files locally, and listen via bluetooth.

I also gave up on the OEM USB ports charging anything well. I use an accessory (lighter) port charger to get a decent charge.

I also gave up on Android Auto; 1) It didn't seem to do anything at all that I wanted, 2) It requires the phone be connected with a USB cable - and when it is, the Infotainment system refuses to recognize that the phone is connected. Tried roughly two dozen different cables to make sure it wasn't a cable problem. My USB memory stick with my music on it works just fine.

BTW my Kia Soul was mostly the same way. In the case of the Soul, if I connected the phone with a USB cable, it would give me the message: "Your phone is wet. Please dry the phone and try again." Really! And of course there wasn't anything wrong with the phone and it was just fine plugged into anything else.

 

[Thrashmetl]

Yeah, I highly doubt there’s anyway to do it.

Although I’m on an iPhone, I never even considered Apple Carplay once I learned it had to be plugged in. I too just use the native music player with Bluetooth and Apple Music. Charging isn’t really much of a concern since my phone has a ton of battery life.

Also, if you have Spotify you don’t even have to download your music so you don’t even need a large hard drive on your phone. But if you like your music in high quality audio files on your phone, your best option with an Android is to buy a higher capacity micro-SD card for more storage space if you have a micro-SD port. This would obviously eliminate the need for the separate USB drive.

 

[turboAWD]

The USB port is a standard 5V2.1A port that should charge your devices at a fairly quick speed. Make sure you're using the charge-only port (if you've still got that in your car). The data port is 5V.5A.

The SDCard slot is for the Infotainment file storage, can't use it for anything other than that. Not about easy or hard.

I guess it's for NAV files? But, it's 32 GB. 256 GB sd cards exist, probably even bigger.. At first, I thought it was only for NAV / infotainment UPDATES, not live storage..

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

The solution that works for me:

128GB microSD card in my phone for music. Put music on SD card.
Install Samsung Music on your phone if not already installed.
Install AnyAutoAudio on your phone. AnyAutoAudio works just like Pandora, Amazon Music, etc. in Android Auto. Just select Samsung Music as the player when running AAA. Now your music library is available on Android Auto and a separate USB drive is not required.

BTW, the USB port obviously doesn't charge as fast as a QC 3.0 charger, but I can pull over 1000mA charge if necessary, and that's still pretty good.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

I also gave up on Android Auto; 1) It didn't seem to do anything at all that I wanted, 2) It requires the phone be connected with a USB cable - and when it is, the Infotainment system refuses to recognize that the phone is connected. Tried roughly two dozen different cables to make sure it wasn't a cable problem. My USB memory stick with my music on it works just fine.

BTW my Kia Soul was mostly the same way. In the case of the Soul, if I connected the phone with a USB cable, it would give me the message: "Your phone is wet. Please dry the phone and try again." Really! And of course there wasn't anything wrong with the phone and it was just fine plugged into anything else.

It's always harder to identify the problem when you choose to ignore the obvious.

 

[porotikos]

hi guys. i am getting a kia in a week. i thought a usb hub should work but now i read that it cant. i just thought of another solution, and id like to ask what you think. what if i use a usb type c hub on my phone? i plug the hub on the phone. i connect one port of the hub to the car usb. and on another port of the hub, i connect the hard drive. so it would feel like the hdd is connected on the phone and not the usb port of the car. anyone could try that? i think this could work?

 

[RedCal]

hi guys. i am getting a kia in a week. i thought a usb hub should work but now i read that it cant. i just thought of another solution, and id like to ask what you think. what if i use a usb type c hub on my phone? i plug the hub on the phone. i connect one port of the hub to the car usb. and on another port of the hub, i connect the hard drive. so it would feel like the hdd is connected on the phone and not the usb port of the car. anyone could try that? i think this could work?

I would just load the content into your phone and skip the HDD, it limits you to only two file formats both of which are terrible in sound quality, and the navigation of the the music content is not anywhere near as good as your phone, Android Auto/ Carplay, or a decent music player

 

[Silvermanor]

For what its worth, the USB in the stinger seems to charge my phone really fast.

 

[porotikos]

I would just load the content into your phone and skip the HDD, it limits you to only two file formats both of which are terrible in sound quality, and the navigation of the the music content is not anywhere near as good as your phone, Android Auto/ Carplay, or a decent music player

the way i proposed things to happen, would mean that android auto would detect both my phone and usb stick at the same time. meaning that the songs on the usb stick would be controlled by android auto apps. the reason i want to avoid phone internal storage is that todays phones dont have micro sd card support, and even if they do, you lose one sim card. so i would have to get a 256 gb phone and since i will need 140 gb for the fils i need in my phone, i would be limited to just 100 gb of music. and with flacs it is not that much... thats why i wanted an option of expanding with a usb stick as well.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

... is that todays phones dont have micro sd card support

Not true for people with a decent phone.

 

[porotikos]

Not true for people with a decent phone.

all new great hpones have a hybrid sim/sd card slot or no sd card slot. check again all the new and great phones. this is a fact my friend. so since i need 2 sim cards, i am limited....